JANUARY 2021 31
London Broil with Rosemary
and Thyme
ACTIVE 25 MIN; TOTAL 2 HR 50 MIN
SERVES 4
Red wine vinegar and Worcestershire
sauce effortlessly infuse quick-cooking
flank steak with bold flavor. Pile the thinly
sliced steak on crusty rolls for sand-
wiches, or serve with buttery baked pota-
toes and a salad of hearty winter greens.
1 (1^1 /^2 -lb.) flank steak, trimmed
1 / 2 cup red wine vinegar
3 Tbsp. neutral oil (such as
grapeseed), divided
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. kosher salt
1 Tbsp. light brown sugar
6 garlic cloves, grated
11 / 2 tsp. black pepper
2 cups mixed woody herb sprigs
(such as rosemary and thyme)
- Place steak in a gallon-size ziplock plas-
tic bag or baking dish. Combine vinegar, 2
tablespoons oil, Worcestershire sauce,
mustard, salt, brown sugar, garlic, and
pepper in a bowl, and whisk until salt and
sugar are dissolved. Pour marinade over
steak, distributing marinade evenly. Mari-
nate steak in refrigerator at least 2 hours
or up to 24 hours. - Remove steak from refrigerator; let
stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
Remove steak from bag, and transfer to a
paper towel–lined plate; pat dry. Discard
marinade. Rub steak with remaining 1
tablespoon oil, and place on a broiler pan
or on a wire rack set inside an aluminum
foil–lined rimmed baking sheet. - Arrange herbs on a platter; set aside.
Preheat oven to high broil with rack posi-
tioned 3 to 4 inches from heat source.
Place broiler pan in preheated oven, and
broil steak 5 minutes. Carefully remove
broiler pan from oven; flip steak using
tongs, and return to oven. Continue broil-
ing until desired temperature is reached,
2 to 3 minutes for medium-rare (125°F to
135°F). Remove steak from broiler pan,
and place on bed of herbs on platter. Tent
with foil, and let rest 10 minutes. - Transfer steak to a cutting board, and
carve against the grain into^1 / 4 -inch-thick
slices. Arrange steak slices on bed of
herbs on platter. Serve immediately.
—MARY-FRANCES HECK
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